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FAQ: Lab and Diagnostic Tests

Question: Where can I find information about lab or diagnostic tests?

Answer:

Ask your health care provider about specific lab tests, x-rays, or other diagnostic tests. Ask how the tests are performed, what the results mean, and what the normal range is for the test.

Look at the MedlinePlus health topic page for laboratory tests at
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/laboratorytests.html

Find Medical test information in the A.D.A.M Medical Encyclopedia at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

Look at the list of health topic pages about other Diagnostic Tests at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diagnostictests.html

Search MEDLINE/PubMed, the NLM database for biomedical literature, for journal articles about testing for various diseases or conditions at http://pubmed.gov

Lab Tests Online, developed by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, is available at http://labtestsonline.org/

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Last reviewed: 16 September 2008
Last updated: 16 September 2008
First published: 01 January 1998
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